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BentoBox vs NCR Silver

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BentoBox

Software

Restaurant websites and marketing platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
NCR Silver logo

NCR Silver

Software

Enterprise POS and commerce solutions by NCR

From
$200000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BentoBox bentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers; NCR Silver the Internet Archive's capture of NCR's page on 26 December 2019 confirmed NCR Silver is a distinct small business iPad/tablet cloud POS product, separate from NCR's Aloha Restaurant POS line, with no price figure published.
  • They diverge on capability: BentoBox covers Website builder, NCR Silver covers Multi-store management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BentoBox and NCR Silver actually diverge.

Attributes where BentoBox and NCR Silver differ
AttributeBentoBoxNCR Silver
Starting price$99/month$200000/year
Founded20131884

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BentoBox

  • Website builder
  • Online ordering
  • Email marketing
  • Gift cards
  • Catering
  • Event management
  • OpenTable
  • Resy

Only in NCR Silver

  • Multi-store management
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Omnichannel capabilities
  • Customer analytics
  • Self-checkout
  • Mobile POS
  • API access

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

BentoBox

  • Restaurant websites with integrated online orderingnot NCR Silver
  • Gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own sitenot NCR Silver
  • Marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on Clover POSnot NCR Silver

NCR Silver

No use cases recorded yet. See the NCR Silver review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BentoBox

  • BentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers
  • The pricing page publishes no plan price, setup fee, online ordering commission or contract length
  • Existing customers wanting to add services are directed to a customer success manager or an email address rather than a self serve price

NCR Silver

  • The Internet Archive's capture of NCR's page on 26 December 2019 confirmed NCR Silver is a distinct small business iPad/tablet cloud POS product, separate from NCR's Aloha Restaurant POS line, with no price figure published.

Pricing, plan by plan

BentoBox

$99/month
  • Starter$99/month
    • Website
    • Basic features
  • Essential$199/month
    • Online ordering
    • Marketing
  • Pro$399/month
    • Full features
    • Catering

NCR Silver

$200000/year
  • Enterprise$200000/year
    • Multi-store POS
    • Inventory management
    • Omnichannel
  • Premium$500000/year
    • All Enterprise features
    • Advanced personalization
    • Custom integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose BentoBox if

  • You need website builder.
  • You also want online ordering.
BentoBox review

Choose NCR Silver if

  • You need multi-store management.
  • You also want point of sale.
NCR Silver review

Questions people ask

Is BentoBox or NCR Silver better?
Neither clearly leads. BentoBox starts at $99/month and NCR Silver at $200000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BentoBox or NCR Silver?
BentoBox starts at $99/month and NCR Silver at $200000/year.
Does BentoBox or NCR Silver run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is BentoBox best used for?
BentoBox is most often used for restaurant websites with integrated online ordering, gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own site, marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on clover pos. Of those, restaurant websites with integrated online ordering and gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own site are not what NCR Silver is typically brought in for.
What can BentoBox do that NCR Silver cannot?
BentoBox covers Website builder, Online ordering, Email marketing, Gift cards. NCR Silver covers Multi-store management, Point of sale, Inventory management, Omnichannel capabilities.
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